Senior Director, Finance, Global Markets & Expansion
About The Position
The Senior Director, Finance, Global Markets & Expansion will serve as the senior Finance partner responsible for shaping and enabling Walmart Marketplace’s growth outside the United States. This leader will help determine where Walmart Marketplace should compete, how we should enter, and how we can scale sustainably, while strengthening the performance of our existing international businesses. The role will partner closely with Global Marketplace leadership and local business teams to support established markets such as Mexico and Canada, assess expansion opportunities in additional markets, and translate enterprise ambitions into market-specific financial and operating plans. Walmart’s Global Marketplace Finance team serves as a strategic partner to leaders driving key growth initiatives. The team delivers financial clarity and actionable insights to support broader assortment, faster fulfillment, and trusted customer and seller experiences. Collaborating across Marketplace, Walmart Fulfillment Services, and enterprise teams, they translate strategy into measurable financial outcomes through long-range planning, forecasting, and performance management. This fast-paced, collaborative group values intellectual curiosity, ownership, and practical problem-solving, offering opportunities to influence senior leadership and shape the future of Walmart’s global digital marketplace.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in financial planning, analysis, and strategic business planning within complex organizations.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and influence senior management decisions.
- Expertise in risk management and control structures to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
- Strong proficiency in financial modeling and reporting, including consolidation and variance analysis.
- Excellent communication skills to present financial insights and support business case development.
- Ability to develop and implement business strategies aligned with corporate goals and market trends.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 6 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area OR 8 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area.
- 3 years’ supervisory experience.
- 3 years’ experience leading and completing cross-functional projects.
Nice To Haves
- Strategic Planning
- Working in a large corporate environment, agency, or headquarters
- Working in a matrixed organization
- Masters: Business Administration
- Financial & Insurance - Certified Public Accountant - Certification
Responsibilities
- Providing support across existing markets, new-market expansion and global seller growth.
- Advise senior leaders on where Walmart Marketplace should expand, how markets should be prioritized and which operating models will create the greatest long-term enterprise value.
- Develop business cases for new markets and capabilities, incorporating customer demand, seller supply, GMV, contribution profit, profit, investment requirements
- Coordinate closely with International Segment Finance and local-market Finance teams, creating consistent decision frameworks while recognizing differences in market maturity, customer needs and operating environments.
- Evaluate the economics of cross-border trade, Marketplace fulfillment, local seller models, advertising and other monetization opportunities to ensure growth creates durable value for Walmart.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
